Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon - Karaoke: The Future I Dreamed of (Ichiban) ENGLISH VER.

[@IosonoOtakuman]

Without backup chorus: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epvbYZtqqcmUmcU

[@yakui7036]

The thing about Ichiban is that he's a 1000% genuine dude. He doesn't need "good vocals" to sell the song because you know how closely he follows it. Ichiban and this song has grown on me.

[@therookieva]

Exactly. Haven't played 7 yet but I'm very excited to see Ichiban carry this series to the future!

[@leobardoestrada848]

He may be the new protagonist but he show a passionate joyful spirit that help fueled him with determination of never giving up. Even though every bad thing that has happen to him he never give up.

[@alandelain5757]

@@leobardoestrada848 started playing yakuza, like a dragon recently as my first entry into the series and i'm gonna be honest, just looking at trailers and all i wasn't sure about ichiban. like i only knew him as this dude with the bat and the crazy hairstyle, but damn has he grown on me. - currently on chapter 5 and he's like the one person i would without question swear my life too. his passion and positive outlook really are inspiring, but what truly makes him great in my eyes is that he isn't just this perfect protagonist without any flaws. at points he does mess up, like when he tried to rile up all the homeless guys early on without taking into consideration that some of them are just to broken at this point. however when made aware of this reality by nanba he accepted his own failure to consider others feelings, yet he still kept to his own creed of moving forward without any hesitation.

[@Incog2k6]

I'd say that he has "good vocals" in the Japanese version though...

[@MugdhaMahdiShams]

But apparently this "genuine" dude uses autotune

[@SLORB857]

ichiban really out here doing the "MY LIFE IS LIKE A VIDEO GAME TRYING HARD TO BEAT THE STAGE" song.

[@sairentoeko]

Falling in Reverse: Game Over. For anyone curious, if they see this comment.

[@theequalizer694]

ALL WHILE I’M STILL COLLECTING CANS

[@beyondlimit99]

Only difference being ichiban isn't a bad person, like Ronnie Radke is. And that cringe song was from the worst album in their entire discography 💀.

[@kiwwa4228]

"I have those days too." that hits hard Ichiban, thank you.

[@olivia892]

Considering how most of the yakuza characters are 99% stoic badass dudes who mostly sing love songs and occasionally sadder songs honestly makes this better Ichi genuily just sings about him wanting to die unlike the other characters sidestepping saying it and just being sad or something Makes him a bigger breath of fresh air then he was originally

[@WadeWilsonKPop]

"I won't die." And this song, in Japan, was sang by Nishiki's Japanese VA.

[@domino6490]

Ironic

[@plague6566]

Hm, imagine if they got him as Ichiban's voice actor specifically because of this

[@KevlarCaviar]

@@plague6566 IIRC the Yakuza team has been pretty vocal about how much they regret killing off Nishiki in his first appearance, because of how good his JP voice actor did. It’s one of the main reasons why Yakuza 0 happened, and why he got rehired for Yakuza 7.

[@ZaniteKnuckles]

...well, Ichiban kept his word, didn't he?

[@larsnyman2455]

:/

[@fuji_n2927]

He singing it badly just makes it better honestly... I friggin love Ichiban, he's such a lovable dork... HE'S A BIG HERO!

[@SoulWhiteAngel]

Well it is karaoke. This is how it should be and i love it

[@tylertheguy3160]

I was skeptical at first, but I love Ichiban now. He's totally a worthy successor to Kiryu.

[@Syakirin57]

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[@dzeniba5357]

@@tylertheguy3160 I prefer Ichiban over Kiryu since he feels more like a "normal" guy, while Kiryu is more of a stereotypical hero like figure. Not saying that it is bad by any means but I do prefer Ichiban

[@tylertheguy3160]

@@dzeniba5357 Kiryu is unnaturally stoic, and Ichiban is a breath of fresh air after all of that. Not saying Kiryu is bad, it's just cool to finally have something different.

[@balanse01]

The perfect gamer anthem fueled by depression and the need to level up .

[@isabel-ru6qr]

i can't stop laughing

[@ezzahhh]

We truly live in a society Bottom Text

[@angelusvastator1297]

We live in a society

[@theequalizer694]

I’m always oozing at the thought of beating another GAME! Give me another GAME! I just love GAMING!

[@BetaXeeta]

Ichiban doesn’t care if he sounds good. That’s when you know he’s singing from the heart. Let’s level up, Ichiban!

[@sonicdudeatdawn2]

He sounds like such a goober here i love it, it really sounds like he made this song up while playing some Dragon Quest

[@pizzatime1901]

I hope by the next yakuza game he has played the newer ones

[@sanken21]

[Optional] = Grinding Harder in Trails Of Cold Steel since Ichiban 's english dubber is one of the character in it

[@joedoesthings8506]

@@sanken21 Oh yeah, his VA plays Gaius! I could see Ichi playing Trails.

[@2ndToLast501]

In japan voice actors typically need to be multitalented and in most cases are to be good singers, theatre actors or even movie actors. To see the english VA actually try is a miracle that they didn't just autotune his voice, I appreciate this.

[@dianaperez495]

There’s English VA’s that SING really good

[@DerpySnake]

Well I mean, they DID autotune his voice.

[@Cthalpa]

they autotuned the SHIT out of his voice, to the point where every breath he takes is robotic

[@memelord6335]

@@Cthalpa idk where ur hearing that because its literally non existent here

[@AS-ne5wu]

It doesn't mean it will be good if they try. Hearing this makes you never touch the dub again

[@Ventpiire]

Japanese version: Expectations English version: Reality

[@anmap88]

I'm 34 and i cried when i had finished this game, Ichiban is such a great guy, he does everything for his family, a man with a heart of gold

[@ghostlyswat12]

It’s the first yakuza game that’s actually made me cry as well 😅

[@stirredwhiskey]

I unironically love this version of the song. His sub-par singing really sells the fact that he's the underdog of this story.

[@dalluc]

Honestly I'd wager that the VA can actually sing but he sang it like this on purpose. And it works really well IMO for the reason you stated

[@nonWhites_have_to_go_back]

yall will eat shit on a sandwich and call it progressive

[@alexsheperd2060]

I love the juxtaposition of Kiryu and Ichiban. We all know Kiryu would have nailed the song both dubs no matter what it’s his thing to be nearly perfect in everything. But Ichi is putting his heart and soul into this little song even if it sounds like ass and no one really cares but him it’s what he believes in and he sure as hell will do his own version of justice to the song

[@Omnishredder]

It's real justice as it's a song but meant to sound flashy or hyped up, it's meant to be felt in the heart and soul not the ears, anyone can sing, but this, this is motivating words of wisdom... I guess it's why I jumped in to Yakuza 7 first, I knew it'll speak better to my life than slogging through the entire Yakuza series first will, and in turn motivate me to finish first, then come back to New game plus (unless I decide to do new game plus as well)

[@lorenzocampici7885]

I still tear up over this song, even if it sounds like ass. Actually, the fact that it sounds bad makes it even more genuine, and it just makes me tear up more

[@tobyfaire4976]

Stupid thing is I feel the same. Ichi really kinda has a really positive effect on me. I love kiryu but Ichi feels a lot closer to me.

[@jaydencooke1805]

Reminds me of a musical

[@ichibvtt0]

SAME WHAT THE HELL???????

[@DaywalkerNL94]

Because it fits the character. Remember how he forgot his cig yet laught about it? That's Ichi

[@olivia892]

Honestly the kinda shity sounding amateur singer vocal sounds just make it better Because it just so fits ichi... Hed genuily just break into this song any second as kinda a happy anthom from the sounds of it and you can see it... Kinda love that about that dufe

[@irsyadiaryadiva9430]

Me, randomly trying to guess what Teenage Ichiban said after beating the game: Japanese: Yoosh! English: Oh Shit!

[@BlueBolt5000]

"Hell yeeeaaah!" prolly

[@Dylamn]

With finesse!

[@jonsmith590]

That's rad!

[@thisisrexspeaking9184]

I mean the Japanese version of this song is definitely better, but I really appreciate that the Yakuza team put a bunch of effort into the English dub!

[@Vekette]

Honestly the shittiness of his singing makes it way more endearing.

[@teriwittsell5456]

I think this version is better

[@Shiba9870]

@@teriwittsell5456 Definitely not better singing but better as karaoke singing

[@JayAreAitch]

@@teriwittsell5456 then you think wrong lol. This is pretty objectively a worse singing voice.

[@teriwittsell5456]

Can you guys respect an opinion

[@mathewbrigman5592]

“And you start to wonder if the world would be better off if you died” hits so close to home for me, part of why I like this song so much.

[@CatfishTape]

I feel like that the message this song brings is better with worse vocals, since it makes him sound like a normal guy rather than some famous celebrity like in the Japanese version

[@miketheguy2847]

Honestly, I prefer this to the Japanese version. I know the Japanese version sounds better, but this sub-par singing sounds more like actual karaoke. Besides, it makes the song sound more endearing.

[@olivia892]

On top of that it just fits more for ichi to have honestly shity sounding vocals Hes literally an ex criminal turned homeless man doing dirty buissness to help his friend, he couldn't give a shit if it sounds good or not, that song is him which just... Adds so much

[@scrat9870]

I legitimately can't help but smile listening to this

[@spacedetective_]

His singing being ass makes it feel so much more genuine. It perfectly fits his character and I can't help but smile every time the chorus kicks in.

[@Jacob_G9]

Honestly, This is my favorite English song, It sounds so.... genuine. just ichiban singing about his life, his dream, and the path he's taking.

[@lakotawilbourne673]

I agree this song doesn't sound great in English, but I would also argue that that's the point. The stereotype that America attaches to karaoke is that you either do while so you don't care if you sound terrible, or you're sober and already don't care and just want to have fun and sing some songs you like. I think either way this English version encompasses that.

[@IosonoOtakuman]

The real thing that bugs me is the "backup chorus" that try to hide the bad singing, it kinda ruin the feeling of a guy that sings just to have fun. Kinda the same problem in Machine Gun Kiss.

[@lakotawilbourne673]

@@IosonoOtakuman That makes sense.

[@monochaos9442]

God, Ichiban is such a fucking dork. I love him.

[@tazika3559]

This Song has a Minecraft Music Parody feeling all over it

[@kameronhall4448]

Like real karaoke

[@pizzatime1901]

Dragon quest parody

[@niconicokms1424]

And I love every second of it

[@Alaskern]

I think despite how bad it may seem that its really cool that the English cast still tried to sing the karaoke parts. In my opinion the English cast did a wonderful job dubbing this whole game. Props to them and they're (some)terrible yet relatable karaoke singing

[@benhenderson8952]

(Don’t Mind me) Just the Lyrics: (Check this out guys) There are days you’ll be weak There are days you’ll be lost There are times where you feel you wanna run & hide There are days you’ll be down And you start to wonder if the world would be better off if you died... I have those days too, but I believe I believe I’m gonna make it thru and I won’t run away, I won’t die *I’M GONNA LVL UP!* Be the best that I can be, And I’m not gonna stop questing until I’m a Hero *I’M GONNA LVL UP!* Be the best that I can be, I swear that I’ll become unstoppable and you’ll beam right at me I’ve gotta see this thru I can’t look back until the end *Rise* from rock bottom to the future I’ve seen in my dreams So come on, let’s go Level Up ⬆️ (I like it when lyrics are fully written/typed out whether the comment section or description so yea)

[@tylertheguy3160]

I love Ichiban so much. I love Kiryu too, but as where he's the stereotype you think of with the strong Yakuza type, Ichiban is such a dorky and lovable wild card. He's endearing as hell.

[@deltaprime3509]

I love the part where he offers his hand to the kid and the kid takes it while the lyrics lets go level up.

[@manutdfan231]

Maybe i dont have an ear for autotune aside from when its blatanly obvious but he sounds fine... well as fine as Kaiji Tang can sing lol but i love all the English songs. They got their own charm to them that seperates it from its japanese counterparts. Love this game soooooo much. Started playing Yakuza 0 so i cant wait to go through another emotional journey

[@thefantasyhero]

I kinda like this version more than the Japanese one. Japanese version seems like straight out of professionals. But this is the true Karaoke experience you can get with your friends.

[@aidengarza1261]

As silly as this may sound but ichiban and this song saved me from commiting suicide during covid

[@DerpySnake]

Not silly at all. Today is a diamond and its cinematic really helped me through some sad times. If a video game song helped you through tough times, that's awesome.

[@dhan528]

Its not silly. Im so happy to read this. Keep levelling up!

[@aidengarza1261]

@@dhan528 ❤️

[@aidengarza1261]

@@DerpySnake ❤️

[@gunma_shadow]

To be honest, I love this song, maybe too much

[@Lenesita]

I'm crying.....I love the japanese song, but this version is amazing....The history of Ichiban, the best character i ever met

[@neoburst1]

you can hear the autotuning on his voice at 2:05 "i have those days too" and somehow it still sounds out of tune at points 2:40 specifically as he says "untill the end"

[@godzillainspace5922]

That has to be mic distortion. Autotune would imply its been improved in some way.

[@vulpixfairy1985]

I love both language versions of this song. It’s just so sweet and just shows what a sweet guy Ichi really is despite his upbringing.

[@agnomymous]

First time listening to this: "WTF this is terrible" Second time listening to this: "LETS GO LEVEL UP!"

[@slicerv3]

I usually prefer the Japanese karaoke versions of the songs from the series but this has charm and feels like actual karaoke. The voice crack at the start is just the cherry on top.

[@FranciscoFJM]

I cant get enough of that fucking chorus, i love it

[@LeoJohnGalt]

I love the emotion behind it but Ichi sounds like Milhouse's dad singing "May I Borrow a Feeling"

[@benhenderson8952]

*So inspirational* 👏😢

[@kissairashaegawa8555]

A lot of comments say this version sucks but for me this sounds like the best version of this song. Truthfully I hope they do a full English version for all of these songs I would love to hear them actually sing them sing the entirety of all these songs.

[@kiryucastillo3048]

This is one the best songs ever the best I can be wow makes me feel I can grow stronger by hearing this fantastic song 💯

[@clockworkNate]

This made me kinda sad but happy for ichi

[@maximustelevision3765]

This song gives me motivation to live

[@miltin6156]

成り上がるをLevelupって訳すセンス大好き

[@stillwinston3765]

Legit Ichiban is one of the most wholesome protagonists in gaming fr

[@MrZmax95]

This song plays in my head whenever I play Dark Souls

[@CLKiryu0331]

Happy Birthday and New Year Ichiban!!!

[@RealCFZ]

I guess this is my song whenever I grind in RPG games like Dragon Quest XI.

[@sanken21]

Or Falcom 's Games since the dubber has a role on it

[@SteampunkDann404]

This song feels like some one has a grip on my heart

[@skodware]

Honestly people who hate this are weak. This is true karaoke

[@davidbeaver21]

Dammit man I love this game and I mean loveee but after finding his song and how he treats people in his world makes me wanna be a better person. Yakuza series was always good but Kasuga is so relatable and fun to learn about.

[@E_blanknamehere]

*Finished Doing silly side quests "I cant wait to see how funny the Karaoke mini game is!" *starts singing pure depression

[@mrmusickhimself]

I turned 40 in October, and I instantly smiled because I remembered playing through Like a Dragon and how much I identified with Ichiban. Replace Dragon Quest with Earthbound, and you have me. Just a big kid who ISN'T DEAD YET.

[@winters_revolt]

I mean... I kinda like it... But the Japanese version is better. So far, I can kinda like the English Karaoke songs. I do wish it was more loyal to the proper notes though. The actor does take some liberties vocally especially around the chorus. It's really just a matter of the vocals. This goes seem to prove my theory that every Japanese actor can sing though.

[@wuthebest]

I imagine it's pretty hard singing a translated song when it sounds a lot difference in Japanese.

[@winters_revolt]

@@wuthebest I was actually able to sing the lyrics in the tune of the Japanese version. So, I know it's not the case. It isn't a literal translation of the song, the lyrics were written with the fact that it could be song in the same melody. I am honestly convinced that the actor just doesn't have the best singing voice.

[@carllipsey1497]

@@winters_revolt Also might be because he was struggling to sing in character.

[@winters_revolt]

@@carllipsey1497 That also might be the case.

[@carllipsey1497]

@@winters_revolt I kind of like it though, since in English at least, Karaoke isn't taken with quite as much seriousness, so Even if it's because the actor is having trouble singing, the passion still shines through. It's obvious that he's still trying.

[@robinbanks1291]

The ultimate fuck depression song

[@Frost_Winterfall]

Honestly, the Japanese version is beautiful, but the English version fits Ichiban's character far more. It's quite a wonderful thing really

[@splitirisbear4589]

Oof this sounds so much better in the Japanese version

[@IJIKAI]

Nice joke bro

[@RainbowDash3l33t]

It isn’t as funny though

[@IJIKAI]

@@RainbowDash3l33t i just reread it and i'm sorry both jp and eng is good some of eng are good

[@opvcky]

Whole karaoke is better in Japanese

[@RUNTCH]

The fact that it is sung so poorly is endearing

[@anthonyparisi3439]

It sounds a lot like we are in a Disney movie

[@DeadMasterJoe]

Remind me of Mulan kind of

[@sonicdudeatdawn2]

Ray Narvaez Jr. Said the exact same thing X3

[@vulpixfairy1985]

This represents optimism at its finest :)

[@theequalizer694]

Just that it sounds like ass makes it sound even more genuine and real well done guys.

[@totka_mpv]

This is a gamer encouragement song

[@DehdLock]

I wish the English version was on Spotify 😞

[@akgold22]

Is it just me or does it sound pretty good tho

[@akgold22]

@Jest yup

[@Synthpopper]

"I'm gonna level up, and you look like just enough XP"

[@p3pgamingofficial]

TikTok: exist Literally Everyone: 0:31

[@xenonwarrior5309]

The fact that his VA voices archer and gearless joe make this song amazing to me

[@IosonoOtakuman]

He's not the voice of Archer.

[@xenonwarrior5309]

@@IosonoOtakuman yes he is emiya archer's English Va

[@IosonoOtakuman]

@@xenonwarrior5309 Aaah, THAT Archer. Not Sterling Archer.

[@sanken21]

​@@xenonwarrior5309 Archer emiya, Gojo Satoru, Gaius Wortzel

[@bellboy64]

I didn't know you could talk out of tune.

[@godzillainspace5922]

Ichiban is just that kind of guy

[@marcusleary7308]

Anyone can sing, it takes heart to own it

[@thebigz3786]

It may not be as smooth as the Japanese, but there is something to be said about character psychology, and how it can make a character feel more real the less perfect he is.

[@peternguyen2840]

Hmm, it’s not a bad dub. I still prefer Kazuhiro Nakaya as Ichiban as I feel he brings so much life in the character. But Kaiji Tang performance is not too shabby.

[@magnus00125]

Remember the days when we would level up our pokemons in the school yard for bragging rights? Man those were the days Kasuga

[@ichibvtt0]

this one is probably the best dub song lolz

[@nordicohahah]

"Hope you brought tissues"😂😂

[@mr.slipboi2700]

Idk why but even though he’s slightly off beat and has horrible pitch this still gave me shitloads of serotonin

[@ZakLax]

Am I the only one who thinks the English is better then the japense 👀💦 like both are good, but English i think sounds better

[@lukecwolf]

I'm certain that the way english words are stressed made this sound a little less than perfect. If some of the prepositions such as "that" were removed and the note extended, I'm sure this would sound much better!

[@D.MasterVods]

ichiban’s va wasnt really made for singing was he

[@literaryloser4470]

To me it feels genuine. Karaoke has always been a joke in the media where people who can't sing do a song way out of their league. Ichiban can't sing, but he's got the passion and as long as he's having fun then who cares.

[@D.MasterVods]

@@literaryloser4470 true

[@elang1702]

Thanks, Ichiban.

[@ZetsubouGintama]

True karaoke.

[@sirvictorfeathersworth5081]

I love how there is a voice crack in the first line already lmao

[@kamagrie]

The opposite of today is a diamond

[@Cure_Hana]

I can unironically imagine Owain/Odin singing this. 😂😊

[@nerdwarp112]

I've actually been wanting to sing this song since I first heard the Japanese version, so maybe now I could attempt to sing it with the official English lyrics sometime.

[@warior98]

I wish there was an option to turn on the English dub only for Ichi and keep the rest in Japanese.

[@LuckyDDBH]

It's silly, cringey and sounds like it's sung by a Disney MC, and it's my favourite song in the game and i love it

[@benjaminweeks8619]

I love that this is the same voice as the guy who runs the airsoft shop in P5

[@richardwilliams7263]

And Owain/ Odin in Fire Emblem.

[@creepypastakingthedragones3679]

Me when I see people hating on English dub because it exist: you're all going to hell. Goodbye.

[@Sephiroth08150]

This sounds mid at best, but This sounds like Ichiban. And that's what matters.

[@superpowerhouse653]

This hits different when you’re drunk

[@catokeeffe]

How is he so obviously pitch corrected yet still pitchy?

[@williamberends7580]

Level up gamers

[@dustinwhite4637]

Ichiban is the best

[@admiralJONK]

CHECK THIS OUT, GUYS! I love Ichiban so much

[@Hilversumborn]

Kinda misses that wholesome feeling.

[@noodles2799]

Why do I get Disney Musical Vibes from this?

[@sanken21]

You're not alone

[@jkreincarnation]

wow I love Ichiban lmfao